Addressing rural health inequalities as an anchor institution
Dorset County Hospital is the main provider of acute hospital services, and the largest employer, in West Dorset. As well as providing health services to our local community, we employ over two and a half thousand people; we spend millions of pounds each year on goods and services and have a major impact on our local environment. As such, we are an anchor institution and have an important role to play in both the social and economic development of our communities following the pandemic.
HRH Prince of Wales welcomes ‘Rural Catalyst’ initiative
HRH the Prince of Wales has highlighted the importance of work underway to tackle rural issues and foster rural innovation by welcoming the ‘Rural Catalyst’ collaboration between the National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise (NICRE) and the Rural Design Centre Innovation Project (RDCIP). He gave a pre-recorded message at the first Rural Catalyst Conference earlier […]
Summer, a time of rest… or not!!
The last six months does seem to have flown by and been a time of increasing workload. Summer has brought with it what seems to be an interest in the Association from a lot of different quarters. Both were welcomed and encouraged, but it was good to have a time of R & R!
